CTV covering Canadian Championships

In Whistler for a week

CTV sportscaster Perry Solkowski will be broadcasting from
Whistler next week as part of the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships, March 21
to 26, along with Farhan Lalji from TSN. Tamara Taggart will also be doing her
weather report from Whistler on Friday, March 23.

Solkowski will also be acting as emcee for the awards
ceremonies taking place that weekend.

The Canadian Championships will feature skiers from the
national team, development team, provincial teams, as well as the top club
racers from across the country. More than $40,000 in prize money is up for
grabs for athletes. More importantly, the championships are a place to get
noticed by national team coaches.

The championships also took place in Whistler last season, and
will continue to take place through 2009 in the build-up to the 2010 Olympic
Winter Games. The racers will use the same courses as will be used in 2010,
most of which have been completed.